2011-10-21_INSPECTION - C1981010 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981010
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 10/21/2011
• Doc Name: Email sent to Operator attached with Inspection Report sent via Email ‎(Coversheet)‎
• From: DRMS
• To: Forrest/Graham
• Inspection Date: 10/19/2011
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

October 19, 2011 C -1981 -010 /Trapper Mine RDZ

Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1

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ROADS – Rule 4.03 Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) Surfacing and
Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) Rec lamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7):
Many roads were observed during the inspection, and all were stab le and were functioning as permitted at the time
of the inspection. These included the following: K3 (which is almost complete), LOM, North AE, HG, Z3, and the
Old BC Road.

The Middle AE Road and the access road to No Name Pond #5 are in need of repair.

RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3:
A tamarisk was observed near the channel repairs in Middle Flume.

Rills previously observed on the reclaimed slope north of the Ash Pit remain covered by vegetation, and
apparently are healing. The pond bel ow this area was being cleaned during the inspection. This material is being
placed in the Ash Pit as well as along the Middle Ash Road, where it drains into spoils.

The area that was re -disturbed in the north end of Area F -AB -05 (identified in SL -12 ins pection) has been
topsoiled and seeded.

REVEGETATION – Rule 4.15 Vegetative Cover; Timing:
During the inspection, seeding was being completed near the D Pit, F Pit, and East Pyeatt Pond #1.

S IGNS AND MARKERS – Rule 4.02:
The mine ID and blastin g signs at the main mine entrance were found to be in compliance. The mine ID sign on
the west side of the permit area requires replacing (it was knocked down).

An additional perimeter marker is needed on the w est side of the permit area.

TOPSOIL – Rule 4.06 Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4 .06.3;
Redistribution 4.06.4:
Three scrapers were laying down topsoil and grading a reclamation area. Per Billy Nicholson, this soil came from
the ZTS4 pile.

Topsoil s tripping was not observed at Trapper Mine during the inspection.

Additional work has been performed on topsoil pile Z1 -09. The pile is much less steep and further from the power
line than in September. Per Billy Nicholson, a large amount of this pile ha s been hauled to F Pit.